Top Story Headline - 13 August, 2008

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Chinese border assault kills 16 » Full Story
Sixteen Chinese policemen die in an attack on a border post in the north-western region of Xinjiang, state media say.

Warning as HSBC profits fall 28% » Full Story
HSBC warns that conditions in financial markets are at their toughest "for decades" after seeing half-year profits fall 28%.

Pietersen named England captain » Full Story
Kevin Pietersen is named as England's new Test and one-day captain, the England and Wales Cricket Board confirms.


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Housing Lenders Fear Bigger Wave of Loan Defaults » Full Story
Homeowners with good credit are falling behind on their payments in growing numbers, just as the problems with subprime mortgages are leveling off.

Attack in China Kills 16 Border Patrol Officers » Full Story
Officials labeled the attack terrorism and suggested the culprits were associated with a separatist movement seeking independence for China’s Uighur minority.

Leaving the Trailer: Out of FEMA Park, Clinging to a Fraying Lifeline » Full Story
Many Katrina evacuees are struggling after the closing of a trailer park that was home to hundreds.


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Race Card Debate Heats Up; Wal-Mart Pressures Workers; Gordon Smith Allies With Democrats » Full Story
The race card debate continues while voters worry about Obama's weight, and Wal-Mart wants McCain.

Republicans Press Celebrity Attack on Obama » Full Story
Despite some criticism over ad calling Obama a celebrity, the McCain campaign stands by the message.

What Role for Hillary Clinton at the Democratic Convention? » Full Story
Consideration of a symbolic delegate role-call vote stirs tensions.


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Bush heads to Asia for diplomacy and sports (AP) » Full Story

President Bush walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington as he returns from Kennebunkport, Maine, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Bush's agenda in Asia this week is front-loaded with trouble on the continent: nuclear worries, political repression, recovery from natural disaster.




Tropical Storm Edouard moving toward Texas coast (AP) » Full Story

Tropical Storm Edouard formed near a major oil and gas producing area of the northern Gulf of Mexico August 3, 2008. (NOAA/Handout/Reuters)AP - Emergency teams were activated as residents along the Gulf of Mexico prepared to get hit with another strong storm for the second time in less than a month.




Obama ad calls for return of windfall profits tax (AP) » Full Story

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at the National Urban League Annual Conference in Orlando, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008. Behind Sen. Obama is Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Barack Obama's campaign will begin running a television ad Monday that attacks Republican John McCain's energy policies.





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